Education Scientific Assembly Student Paper Award

The Education Scientific Assembly (ESA) of ASCLS supports an annual competition for MLS/DMS/CGT/MLT student research papers and case studies. Student research papers should address scientific as well as applicable educational, technical, administrative, consulting and management studies.

Case studies should address any unusual, interesting and unique manifestation of a disease etiology, pathology, clinical syndrome, complications and prognosis known or unknown.

Research paper eligibility: Student must be a current ASCLS member, and must have been enrolled in a NAACLS accredited MLS/DMS/CGT/MLT program at the time the research was conducted.

Research paper award: Travel expenses to the ASCLS national meeting, including airfare (coach fare; limits apply), registration and single room for the duration of the meeting.

Case study eligibility: Student must be a current ASCLS member and presently enrolled in a NAACLS-accredited MLS/DMS/CGT/MLT program.

Case study award: $500

Submission deadline: May 1
Research papers and case studies not emailed by May 1 will be rejected without review, and submitters will be notified. Each submission must consist of:

One signed copy of the application cover sheet faxed to Karrie Hovis, ASCLS Director of Professional Development & Project Management, at 571.354.7575.

One copy of the research paper or case study (Word format) sent via email to karrieh@ascls.org. Include the research paper or case study title, author name and institution address on the coversheet of the work.

Conditions

The student winning the research paper award will present their paper during the ASCLS national meeting. The student awards will be presented during the awards ceremony at the ASCLS Annual Meeting.

Students also can submit their research papers and case studies to Clinical Laboratory Science to be considered for publication.

Research papers and case studies will be judged according to guidelines in the Clinical Laboratory Scienceinstructions to authors. Failure to follow guidelines will result in submission rejection.

Review of the research papers and case studies will be anonymous. Designated representatives of the ESA will review works. Reviewers are expected to disqualify themselves if a paper/case is from their institution or there is a conflict of interest. Reviewers should abstain from grading if the subject is outside the reviewers' areas of expertise. Authors will be notified by mail of awards soon after the review process. Date and time of research paper presentation will be included in the notification letter.

Criteria for judging research papers: Research papers will be judged according to guidelines in instructions to authors. Basis of grading scale:

Overall assessment of the investigation's applicability and inherent value to MLS practitioners.

The validity of the author's conclusion in reference to the hypothesis of problems, statistical findings and their level of significance.

Organization of the paper.

Adherence to format in published instructions.

Criteria for grading case studies: Case studies will be judged according to guidelines in instructions to authors. Basis of evaluating scientific merit: